| * Asian bourses steady as markets absorb impact of Iran deal * Argentina nears deal over YPF seizure * Energy reform stirs Mexico's deepwater prospects * UAE and Guinea in $5bn mine deal * Qualcomm faces antitrust probe in China * Kiev police clash with pro-EU protesters * Nine detained after China oil blast * Thailand finance ministry occupied by Yingluck Shinawatra opponents * Markets: mixed Asian bourses steady as markets absorb impact of Iran deal
Equities across the Asia-Pacific region drifted on Tuesday after US markets retreated from the record-highs reached early on Monday. But oil prices found some stability after initial weakness following the weekend deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme.
http://on.ft.com/1gdxty8 Argentina nears deal over YPF seizure
Spanish delegation, including industry minister and executives from Repsol, met Argentine officials to reach an agreement over compensation
http://on.ft.com/1jDZTkJ Energy reform stirs Mexico's deepwater prospects
The potential from the deep Gulf of Mexico waters is huge for a country that has seen crude production decline by nearly a quarter in the past decade
http://on.ft.com/1jDZTkP UAE and Guinea in $5bn mine deal
GAC's tie-up with African country underscores a desire in the Gulf to obtain raw materials to feed one of the world's largest aluminium ventures
http://on.ft.com/1jDZUoJ Qualcomm faces antitrust probe in China
Investigation by antitrust regulators into the US chipmaker comes as the country gets ready to launch high-speed mobile broadband networks
http://on.ft.com/1jDZUoQ Kiev police clash with pro-EU protesters
Demonstrations enter fifth day as Brussels' top leaders accuse Russia of putting pressure on Ukraine to change course on EU trade and political pacts
http://on.ft.com/1jDZTBe Nine detained after China oil blast
Seven employees of China's second-largest oil company have been detained in connection with a crude oil explosion that killed at least 55 people in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao.
http://on.ft.com/1gdxBOb Thailand finance ministry occupied by Yingluck Shinawatra opponents
Thai anti-government protesters broke into and occupied the finance ministry on Monday in the biggest escalation yet of a power struggle that is stoking fears about the country's stability.
http://on.ft.com/1cn8RQM Emerging Markets
MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.17% at 1,012 Americas
DJIA up +0.05% at 16,073
S&P 500 down -0.13% at 1,802
Bovespa down -1.02% at 52,264 Asia
Nikkei 225 down -0.48% at 15,545
Topix down -0.40% at 1,255
Hang Seng up +0.21% at 23,735
Shanghai Composite up +0.01% at 2,186
MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.24% at 552.36
CNX Nifty down -0.19% at 6,104 Currencies
€/$ 1.35 (1.35)
$/¥ 101.47 (101.66) Commodities
Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.17 at 110.83
Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.30 at 94.39
100 Oz Gold (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 1,241 | 
